Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty: The ninety-fifth card, there is no rival in the world
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Outer alchemy and inner alchemy are Taoist terms. The outer pill is a tangible pill that is refined in the alchemy furnace and can be taken; the inner pill is a practice method such as the method of finger exhalation, breathing and qi training, such as the lock nose technique of Chen Tuan. The effect is weak to discuss, but they are all things that exist in real Taoism, not fantasy. )
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Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered outside Shouzhou City in Southern Tang State. The emperor Chai Rong who was originally in Chenzhou also left the seriously ill queen and rushed here.
Shouzhou is on the south bank of the middle reaches of the Huai River. (Near Shou County in the north of Anwei Province today). Several north-south rivers in the Central Plains flow vertically into the Huai River to form a network of waterways. Chinese cities and pools are mostly built at the confluence of rivers. Shouzhou is no exception to guarding both land and water. Shouzhou City is where Xifeishui and Huaishui meet.
The main route of the Great Zhou Dynasty was to head south from Tokyo (Kaifeng, Henan) along Caishui, and then directly approach the Guohuai River Basin in Nantang along Xifeishui. The two places are eight hundred miles apart. Emperor Chai Rong deployed the Jedu envoys of the towns to send troops from various places, and the upper reaches of the Huai River also exerted military pressure; Jing Nanguo clamored to send troops, but for the time being there was no movement from them.
Zhou Jun’s forward attacked Shouzhou for more than a month and could not break through. At this time, the soldiers and civilians of Song, Hao, Chen, Ying, Xu, Su, Xu, Cai and other states mobilized by Chai Rong also crossed the Huai River from the pontoon. The local army in the town festival began to besiege Shouzhou from all sides, and hundreds of thousands of people carried out uninterrupted storms day and night.
Chai Rong pressed his sword on the hilt, frowned and looked at the impenetrable city. He was very upset now.
Since the start of the war against the Southern Tang Dynasty, the Zhou army has won great victories in the Zhengyang field battle under Shouzhou City and the west of Shouzhou. After many battles, only 10,000 or 20,000 people beheaded the Southern Tang Army...but these None of what Chai Rong wanted. What Chai Rong wants is the entire Jianghuai Plain!
In the early days, the emperor and the Privy Council’s strategy was very simple and straightforward: breakthrough from the middle of the Huai River Basin, capture Shouzhou as a foothold, and at the same time wipe out the threat of the army’s offensive route; then use Shouzhou as the source of war and move to the southeast line of defense. Break through Qingliu Pass and capture Chuzhou (now Chuxian, Anwei Province) and Dongdu (now Yangzhou).
The middle road broke through, dividing the Jianghuai Plain into two, occupying the Jiangdu Mansion, the east capital of the central town of Nantang, and the army approached the Yangtze River. As a result, the area on the north bank of the Yangtze River in the Southern Tang State could not be looked at each other, and there was no center, and it became a mess of sand. At this time, we must clean up the Jianghuai endgame like autumn wind sweeping the leaves.
But the problem is that it has been playing for almost two months now, and even the original strategic goal of Shouzhou has not been won! Chai Rong had already doubted the feasibility of this war... it was useless to surround it if it could not be attacked. The rich and common people of the Southern Tang Dynasty were not short of food and money. The military town of Shouzhou was enough to supply food for at least a few years; Is Zhou Jun going to surround him for a few years and wait for the people inside to starve to death?
In the distance, a huge catapult made a "click" sound. The sound of the huge twisting force made the muscles tense, and then there was a whistle. The thick rod turned in the air and the sound of wood rubbing was heard. It's sore. With a "bang" the wood hit the shelf and stopped, and a big rock flew out.
Looking forward, more rocks flew towards the walls of Shouzhou City, and among them were incendiary bombs with long black smoke. The stone hit the city wall and splashed, and the burning fireball hit the city head and cracked, and the fire was splashing. There are also crossbow arrows as thick as house beams flying in the air, dotted with large and small arrows, and the air is filled with smoke. Shouzhou City is like a pile of grain, the sky is full of locusts, and the dense smoke below is like a colony of ants, which may be burned to ashes at any time and eat only the skeleton. Amidst the loud impact, the city seemed to collapse at any time... Unfortunately, it has not collapsed even after more than a month.
A piece of black oil floated on the moat, as if it had been replaced by black water, and it could burn in the water... The pontoon that Zhou Jun had placed on the moat was also burned, and the fire was fierce and smoke billowing.
According to the Nantang captives, this black oil is called fierce fire oil, dug out from the ground! The Lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty also sent people to transport this fierce fire oil to the Khitan from the sea to support the Khitan people in their attempts to attack between the north and the south.
Countless people are rushing towards the moat while holding shields and carrying sandbags, throwing sand and dirt into the moat. Several broken crash vehicles were being dragged back by people. Before those crash vehicles could get close, they were smashed by a ballista as thick as a tree trunk in the distance. A towering cloud car stopped by the moat motionlessly, and the fire spread on it, as if it was a house that had been burnt to nothing after a fire broke out.
There are people carrying corpses everywhere, people screaming and groaning in pain, and the world is like hell.
Chai Rong's face seemed to have a faintly depressed black air. He believed that the attack on Shouzhou did not go well, and the main responsibility should be the prime minister Li Guyi's missed fighter! Let the Southern Tang Army have time to prepare, otherwise why is the city defense so airtight and used everything?
At this time, Li Gu and others knew that the emperor had arrived outside Shouzhou City, and finally came over with a group of generals.
A group of people bowed and said, "Holy life has no boundaries."
Chai Rong was so angry that he didn't even talk about being flat, so they just kneeled and talked.
Li Gu hurriedly bowed and worshiped: "The emperor, the ministers first moved forward by water and land, built a pontoon from Zhengyang to cross Huaishui, and encountered the southern Tang army thousands of people behind the city under Shouzhou city, so the frontman Shi Yanchao broke the formation. Quickly defeated the Tang army and captured 3,000 people. Soon after the siege, the ministers heard that the army of the Southern Tang State was rushing towards Zhengyang... My forward pontoon was in Zhengyang, and the army and reinforcements depended on this place. If there is any loss, the consequences will be disastrous!
The Tang army has a lot of reinforcements, and it is reported that the army has continued for thirty miles! The minister thought that he would be cut off in Shouzhou and attacked by the Tang army back and forth, without a foothold! I had to return to Zhengyang immediately to welcome the reinforcements of the Tang army..."
Chai Rong said coldly: "The guards are all in your hands. Can I have an opponent in the Great Zhou cavalry battle?"
Everyone was in awe, and hurriedly bowed down. They only felt that the emperor stood by the sword very domineering. There is no opponent in the world, what else can everyone say?
Chai Rong said again: "I urged the guard Sima Budu to command Li Zhongjin to attack the reinforcements in Zhengyang. What was the result? Tang Jun was helpless, and he was killed so that his body spread dozens of miles! It is time to retreat from Shouzhou."
Li Gu did not dare to argue any more, and kowtowed: "The minister is convicted!"
Chai Rong closed his eyes slightly, thinking of Li Gu's dedication in the battle of Gaoping and the battle of Jinyang, and his efforts in the transportation of troops and horses, transportation of grain, and preparation of ordnance in the United States; I heard that Li Gu At that time, I only ate one meal a day and slept for two hours. I returned to Tokyo and lost 20 pounds. Li Gu was also quite ethical. He was captured by the Khitan in his early years and was tortured six times without surrendering. He also made great achievements in military service and governance of the Yellow River.
"Prime Minister Li, you are now in charge of the Shouzhou government. First go to pacify the people of Shouzhou and let them return to their respective lands to work. My Da Zhou army will not rob or kill indiscriminately." Chai Rong said.
Li Gu hurriedly said: "The officials thank the emperor for kindness."
Chai Rong said again: "Send someone to deliver the decree, and let the guard, Sima Budu, command Li Zhongjin to serve as the'Huainan Camp Recruitment Envoy,' and command the army of the former enemy."
"Tell Han Lingkun to lead his troops to move the pontoon to Xiacai Town and deploy defense."
Chai Rong saw the black man Zhao Kuangyin kneeling in front of him, and said: "The Southern Tang Army still has a lot of troops on the Huai River. I heard that they are stationed heavily in Tushan. Zhao Kuangyin, you lead the Iron Cavalry (Xiaodi Army Reform) Destroy the enemy soldiers threatening my back wing."
Zhao Kuangyin said loudly: "The ministers lead the orders!"
Behind the battlefield, Chai Rong made some arrangements very neatly. His actions are in line with the usual style of ruling the army and administration. He can always grasp the key points succinctly and use simple and rude tricks, but everything can be clearly connected.
Tushan is in the lower reaches of the Huai River in Shouzhou. In its northeast, the Southern Tang navy can defend the lower reaches from here, and threaten the middle and upper reaches of the Huai River along the river. Zhao Kuangyin did not disappoint Chai Rong. In three days, Tushan Ten Thousand Tang's Army was swept clean by the cavalry. Zhao Kuangyin first lured the enemy into surrender, and lured Tang Jun to Wukou, not far from Tushan, and then attacked from both sides to determine the outcome. The battle of Wukou was played cleanly and beautifully.
Chai Rong is overjoyed, thinking that Zhao Kuangyin should be a big responsibility, and he is quite dependent on him.
At this moment, an **** suddenly hurried to the front line from Chenzhou (Huaiyang County, Henan Province, southeast of Kaifeng City in ‘Tokyo’, more than 300 miles away). Chai Rong saw that it was Cao Tai. He knew that the **** from the Ministry of Internal Affairs was often with the Queen, and he suddenly guessed that it was about the Queen.
As expected, Cao Tai fell to his knees after entering the tent, bursting into tears. Seeing this situation, Chai Rong felt clever in his heart: Is the queen stupefied? In his heart, the queen's death was sooner or later, and he was mentally prepared... he saw her coughing up blood. Moreover, the famous Tokyo doctor has concluded that he can't save him, and he is getting weak and waiting for that breath.
Cao Tai cried: "The empress wants to see the official side for the last time."
When Chai Rong listened, he knew she hadn't died yet. He pondered for a moment, feeling that Huainan's deployment would not need to be changed for the time being, and thinking that the queen was a person whom the first emperor valued very much, and that the first emperor specially arranged for him to stabilize his throne while he was still alive. Usually feelings are very good, and I am going now, it is time to see her again.
He said: "I will leave for Chenzhou immediately. You should go back and make preparations. When I see the queen, I will send someone back to Tokyo Ouchi."
Cao Tai hurriedly said: "The slave and maidservant, please, the empress has only one breath left, and I am afraid that she will not be able to withstand the pain of the road."
Chai Rong said angrily: "Use the sedan chair to lift it, find someone to lift it! Is it going to let the queen die outside? You slaves, I have to teach you this matter, what use you do!"
"Yes, yes. The servants lead the orders." Cao Tai hastily kowtow.
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